Student Beans University Editor
Location: GB, , 
Department: Student Beans University
Employment type: Other
Required experience: Internship
Required education: High School or equivalent
Industry: Online Media
Function: Writing/Editing

Company profile:
The Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013 we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.We have created a business we are passionate about and really proud of. To continue to grow we need brilliant people who inspire and deliver change all around them - that's why we're looking for talented, ambitious and creative folks to come and join us.

Job description:
Apply to be a Student Beans University Editor today!About Student Beans and the University Editor ProgrammeStudent Beans has been making student life a little more awesome for almost a decade, with unique offers and addictive articles.We believe hyper-local content has huge potential, and feel there’s no one better to harness that than the thousands of  talented student writers currently studying across the UK. We want to give you an official space to showcase their awesome work. You will be in charge of running a team of writers, setting the editorial agenda and growing the social media presence of your publication.While the University Editor programme will empower you to commission &amp; publish your own articles, it has the support of Student Beans Mag, which receives millions of visits every month.This will be a huge opportunity that will take you far beyond your campus. If you want to pursue a career in journalism, this will put you on track. Writers for Student Beans have gone on to permanent roles with the likes of The Guardian, Buzzfeed UK, Channel 4 Music and Cosmopolitan.The University Editor Programme launched in October 2014 in 7 pilot cities and has already expanded to 12 (very possibly more by the time you read this). We’ve already seen many articles receive tens of thousands of page views, and are now opening up the programme to new universities.Have a look here for an example of what our university editors have been getting up to.The RoleYou will be responsible for building a team and curating all content produced for your university’s site throughout the academic year.You will be responsible for recruiting for and selecting your own team of 5+ writers which will include an Assistant Editor and a Social Media Manager.You will be responsible for commissioning, sub-editing, writing and publishing articles on topics students want to read about - fun, useful, identity-based, inspirational and timely pieces that are local and specific to your uni.

Requirements:
You will be a leader, keen to help and inspire a team of writers create great articles alongside you.You will have your finger on the campus pulse, and know the secrets and stories that other students will want to hear.You will have an excellent sense of humour (enjoyment of romantic meals &amp; long walks on the beach a plus).You will think in pictures - sourcing images and .gifs to illustrate articles will be second nature.We want your Student Beans University publication to truly represent life at your university, so we’re only looking for people who will still be studying in the 2014/15 academic year.

Benefits:
Unparalleled experience. You will be hard pushed to find an opportunity that will give you a greater range of transferrable skills while at university. Writing, editing, social media management, digital marketing, leadership &amp; team management are all skills you will develop with us.A unique platform that you will own. The portfolio of articles you and your writers create will sit beside our national articles, being read by millions of students around the UK.A graduate job at Student Beans. This isn’t just about skills for your future career, it’s about making connections too. We are constantly on the lookout for the best talent, and we will be looking to this programme as a pipeline for fantastic writers to join our permanent editorial team in London.Training. You’ll have the full support of our experienced editorial team, who will be on hand to help you develop as an editor and a leader in key areas such as journalism, digital marketing and leadership.Internship. You will be invited to spend a week interning with Student Beans working with the national Mag team. If you’re passionate, funny, creative, and love a bit of table football now and again, we’re going to get along famously.